Welcome to the new Book Blogger Hop!

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What to do:

1. Post on your blog answering this question:

This week's question submitted by Aloi.

So would you read a book just because of the hype?

2. Enter the link to your post in the linky list below (enter your Blog Name and the direct link to your post answering this week’s question. Failure to do so will result in removal of your link).


3. Visit other blogs in the list and comment on their posts. Try to spend some time on the blogs reading other posts and possible become a new follower.  The purpose of the hop is to give bloggers a chance to follow other blogs, learn about new books, befriend other bloggers, and receive new followers to your own blog.

My Answer:

Yes, I've been a victim of the book hype! Back when the first Harry Potter movie was announced, I bought the paperback at Walmart. Soon after, I found two and three at Barnes & Noble in hardback at 30% off. And of course I bought every other sequel that came out. I bought the Twilight sequels (as they came out), though I had read the first book, after I had heard about the first movie. I wasn't too impressed about the movie or the sequels and I have never gotten around to reading the other books. I recall the first season of True Blood being advertised, so I bought the paperback of the first Sookie Stackhouse book at Walmart. On the exact same day I found three more Stackhouse books at my local library for ten cents each! I fell in love with the books, though I haven't read the complete series, resulting in me buying the first season on DVD. Now I look forward (good or bad) to watching each new season every summer on HBO.

Golden Records: American Patriotic Songs
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The 4th of July is just over a week away and it would be a great time to celebrate the founding of our wonderful country by listening to some timeless classics.

Golden Records recently released twenty classic songs titled American Patriotic Songs onto a digital download for a whole new generation to enjoy. Yes, Golden Records is the studio that released many children's songs and stories onto vinyl records years ago, but they started releasing newly recorded tracks and classics last year on CDs and digital.

The Quarryman's Bride
By Tracie Peterson
Publisher: Bethany House
Pub. Date: June 1, 2013
ISBN: 978-0764206207
Pages: 336
Buy Link: http://ow.ly/m1ovH
Blog Tour: http://litfusegroup.com/author/tpeterson
 
Review:

I have read many Christian novels over the past several years. One of my favorite series is Heirs of Montana (Land Of My Heart; The Coming Storm; To Dream Anew; The Hope Within) by Tracie Peterson, so I was more than eager to read her newest book, The Quarryman's Bride, which I received free of charge from Litfuse Publicity Group and Bethany House in exchange for my honest review.

In the Quarryman's Bride, Emmalyne Knox had fallen madly in love with Tavin MacLachlan, who she plans on marrying, this is until a Scottish family tradition gets in the way. It seems her father has the final decision on her future plans and he quickly puts an end to his daughter's marriage plans. Her only future is to take care of her aging parents and to never marry.

I skipped last week's post due to I just didn't have time to write it. I've been a little depressed for the past month or so, causing me to break my diet and eat any junk food in sight. I haven't been exercising as much either. Cross your fingers for me to actually get a workout routine started today. My life took a chaotic turn when my father had a stroke back in early April, who has now recovered almost fully and is back to work.

When any type of life or death situations occur to your family, friends, or to yourself, you start to look over your life. Which was exactly what I did and it has caused me to become an emotional mess for the past month. Let's face the facts: I'm in my early 30s, single, no children, out of shape, and my job direction is going nowhere. Not to mention my anxiety issues still popup from time to time.

I've decided I need to make some changes, hopefully by working out today and making a daily habit of it. My dream goal is to published novels and make a decent living from it, but it is never going to happened until I vaporize this writer's block (or laziness) and actually sit down and type!

I have been editing a group project written by myself and four other writers! I love writing short fiction for children/teens, but I've been wanting to switch genres, maybe to romance. I have dozens of Harlequin type books I have bought at a thrift store just sitting around and collecting dust. The only way to write a different genre is to read it! I read many inspirational romances, but not very many Harlequins, though I have read a few Debra Webb titles.

Welcome to the new Book Blogger Hop!

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If you want schedule next week's post, click here to find the next prompt question. To submit a question, fill out this form.

What to do:

1. Post on your blog answering this question:

This week's question submitted by Elizabeth.

When you are writing your reviews, do you write them as you are reading or wait until you are completely done with the book?

2. Enter the link to your post in the linky list below (enter your Blog Name and the direct link to your post answering this week’s question. Failure to do so will result in removal of your link).


3. Visit other blogs in the list and comment on their posts. Try to spend some time on the blogs reading other posts and possible become a new follower.  The purpose of the hop is to give bloggers a chance to follow other blogs, learn about new books, befriend other bloggers, and receive new followers to your own blog.

My Answer:

I wait until I have finished reading the book before I start writing the review. If the book I'm reviewing is part of a book blog tour, then I typically have a draft post already set up with the scheduled date, book cover, and author information.

The Man of Steel: Superman vs. the Doomsday Army
By: Laurie S Sutton
Illustrator: Luciano Vecchio
Publisher: Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date: August 1, 2013
ISBN-13: 978-1434248275
Pages: 88

Review: 

The recent Superman movie "Man of Steel" broke the June box-office opening weekend record. Stone Arch Books, along with DC Comics, are releasing superhero chapter books for a whole new generation.

In The Man of Steel: Superman vs. the Doomsday Army, an alien race of snails (yes, I said snails!) from the planet Mullvooska are commanding a feet of spaceships to invade Earth and take control of its natural resources. Superman is the only one that can stop the invasion, but he is in for a major surprise. The snails have an army of armored soldiers.

Call the Midwife: Season Two
Starring: Jessica Raine, Jenny Agutter, Pam Ferris, Judy Parfitt, Miranda Hart, and featuring Vanessa Redgrave
Studio: BBC Home Entertainment
Release Date: June 18, 2013
ASIN: B00BIR2A3E
Retail: $39.98 ($44.98 in Canada)
Running Time: 555 minutes (plus bonus materials)
Rating: NOT RATED

Review:

Arriving in stores today on DVD & Blu-ray is the critically acclaimed BBC series Call the Midwife: Season Two. The series is created & written by Heidi Thomas, which is based on the memoirs (Call the Midwife, Shadows of the Workhouse, and Farewell to the Eastside) by the late Jennifer Worth.

Call the Midwife is set in the poverty-stricken East London in the 1950's, where Jenny Lee (played by Jessica Raine), works at the Nonnatus House, a convent that serves as a hospital for the poor. Along side her are her fellow nurses Trixie, Cynthia, Chummy, and the Sisters, Julienne, Evangelina, Bernadette and Monica Joan, who are all midwifes, but attend to other medical situations that occur around the poor neighborhoods.

Season two brings many more challenges to the midwives as each patient comes with their own problems which eventually become the midwives' problems. Nurse Chummy and her husband PC Noakes head off to Africa for missionary work, but they later return with life changing news. Sister Monica Joan's age is quickly catching up with her. Sister Bernadette has a health crisis as she struggles with her feelings for Dr. Turner. Jenny’s best-friend, Jimmy, is getting married, which stirs past feelings for her.

Call the Midwife: Season Two; Jenny Lee (Jessica Raine)